Brian Beckner

Brenda Brooks

 "Birds Of a Feather..."

The Stonebridge "wildlife" is not confined to the new clubhouse on Friday and Saturday nights, you can find many examples throughout the property of a healthy and happy ecosystem that provides a wonderful habitat for many of our critter companions.  On Tuesday, January 27th we hosted our first presentation that focused on our efforts to educated the membership with regards to Environmental Stewardship.  With an audience of more than 100 members, Brian Beckner(Native Bird Boxes) and Brenda Brooks(CREW Land & Water Trust) entertained and informed us all on our involvement with Audubon International and our responsibilities to the environment.  Below, you will find many examples of the sights we see on our Tours through the property.  As nesting season approaches we expect more activity in a newly installed Bird Boxes.  I am thrilled with the support and enthusiasm of our members for their interest and participation in this program.  

Golf Course Report

January 2015

As the New Year starts, the golf rounds will increase.  Over the last couple of weeks we have experienced warmer than normal temperatures.  This stretch of weather has produced a healthy stand of turf which has us prepared for the next few months of season.  We took this opportunity to fertilize all the turf in an effort to build up the “stored” carbohydrates in the plant for use in the slower growing months.  This process will allow the golf course to be more resilient through the heavy play months.

This is also the time of year that I like to remind all of our members and guests to be diligent in the repair of ball marks and the filling of divots.  An un-repaired ball mark can take weeks to heal and an unattended divot will leave behind an inconsistent playing surface.  We will continue our topdressing program throughout the season to promote a proper playing surface on all our greens.  A supplemental fertility program will be employed to aid in the recovery of divots and traffic areas. 

We are looking forward to a very productive and successful golfing season.  The lessons we learned in 2014 will be the stepping stones to improvement in 2015.